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On a recent trip to the P Street Whole Foods Market in Washington, DC, our Savvy Organic Shopper found natural corn flakes priced at $2.49 and organic corn flakes priced at $2.69. She also found organic bananas priced at $.99 per pound (conventional were $.79 per pound), and a half-gallon of Whole Foods’ organic orange, mango and peach juice for $3.79. (The same quantity of non-organic, premium orange juice was priced at $3.99).

Our Savvy Organic Shopper passed through the Bradley International Airport in Hartford, CT today and found a medium organic coffee at Fresh City selling for $2; at McDonald’s, the same size Green Mountain Coffee Roasters organic coffee sold for $2.29. A medium, non-organic coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts was the most expensive, priced at $2.39.

On a recent trip to the farmers’ market in Brattleboro, VT, our Savvy Organic Shopper came across organic ground beef for $6 per pound and grass-fed beef for $8 per pound. She also found organic and grass-fed stew meat, both priced at $8 per pound. Did you know, though, that organic cows are fed grass as a substantial part of their diet? By law, organic cows must have access to the outdoors and graze on rich and nutritious grass for a minimum of one third of their lives.

On a recent trip to Whole Foods Market in Columbus Circle in Washington, D.C., our Savvy Organic Shopper came across a number of competitively priced organic ingredients that can be used to make delicious, and affordable, family meals. Let’s start with pasta. Organic fusilli pasta was priced $1.29 per pound, while conventional was $.99 per pound. Now let’s look at chicken, another great staple to have on hand for family meals. Natural chicken breasts were priced at $4.99, while organic were $6.99. How about cherry tomatoes?

The Savvy Organic Shopper stopped by the Dupont Circle Farmers Market in Washington, D.C. and found competitive prices on local, organic foods. Vine-ripe organic tomatoes were being sold for $3.00 per pound, while conventional tomatoes were $4.50 per pound. Organic eggplant was $2.60 per pound, whereas conventional eggplant was $3.60 per pound. At $2.00 per pound, organic cucumbers were also a dollar cheaper per pound than their conventional counterparts.

On a recent trip to Safeway in Washington, D.C., our Savvy Organic Shopper found that the price of a number of organic products beat out their non-organic, name-brand equivalents. A 32-ounce container of private label (more commonly thought of as “store-brand”) O Organics chicken broth was $2.99, while the same amount of non-organic chicken broth was $3.19.

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With organic products flying off the shelves, it is always possible that promotional offers and coupon codes have sold out, been discontinued, or expired since we first learned about them. While we do our best to provide accurate and up-to-date information for savvy organic shoppers, the marketplace changes so quickly that we can’t guarantee availability of the offers shared on this site. However, we’re pretty certain that there are endless deals on great organic products, so grab them when you see them and remember to spread the word quickly!

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Welcome to the Savvy Organic Shopper blog!

Each week, we’ll be sending our Savvy Organic Shopper (SOS) out into the marketplace in search of the best deals on organic products. S/he will scour supermarket shelves, local farmers’ markets, and the web to find you the best bargains out there. We’ll then post his/her findings here, on the SOS blog, letting you know where you need to go and what you need to do to take advantage of these great organic offers.

Stay tuned to discover why buying organic is easier and more affordable than ever before!